I’ll be 60 years old in a couple weeks. I never dreamed that when I reached this stage in my life, that I’d be clothing shopping with my mom, and that she’d be buying me clothes. Granted, it’s a birthday gift and even though I forgot to bring the coupon with me I did pay for dinner (though she insisted on leaving the tip). I just felt less of an adult today, knowing that I don’t have a job and that I’m not earning an income and having to rely on my mom to buy me clothes. At this point in my life I should have the money and I should be paying for everything.

It just didn’t feel right today.